Saturday Shoutout / Stalking The Seam

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IT SEEMS THAT WE'VE HAD A THEME GOING LATELY. Whether by accident or design, we have been talking a lot about kids and fishing. It's likely because Kent is having a new baby, quite possibly as you read this. In honor of that momentous occasion I...

Innovative New Fly Fishing Packs From Simms

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ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I SAW AT IFTD THIS YEAR WAS THE NEW LINE OF FISHING PACKS FROM SIMMS. Particularly the Headwaters packs with their "Workbench" concept. The Workbench gives you a convenient space with a modular Velcro system that allows you to customize the...

My 2 Year Old Son’s First Day Fishing

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As I watched his determined face, and his eyes fixated on the bobber as he tried to pick out the subtle signs of a bite, that's all it took to make me the proudest Dad on the planet. If a stranger would have walked upon...

Big Trouble in Little Mountain

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"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING," STEVE TELLS ME. "I CAME ALL THE WAY TO WYOMING FOR THIS?" I look down from the deep head cut at the trickle of water below. It's, maybe, eighteen inches wide and no more than six deep. The red earth stream...

Sunday’s Classic / DIY Bug Sampling Net for 2 Bucks

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Man, I love my $2 paint strainer from Home Depot. I'm a big believer in aquatic bug sampling on the water. It has saved the day for me guiding numerous times. Eighteen years ago, Angling Designs won a tackle dealer show award for its "Quick...